# What is that weird logo on the Patriots' sidelines at Gilette Stadium?

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**Created:** [February 14, 2018, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-weird-logo-on-the-patriots-sidelines-at-gilette-stadium/808804 "2018-02-14T02:04:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-weird-logo-on-the-patriots-sidelines-at-gilette-stadium/808804/1 "2018-02-14T02:04:49Z")

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While watching the AFC Championship Game this year, I noticed for the first time that the New England Patriots have a strange-looking logo on their sidelines. It doesn’t seem to be a secondary team logo; it looks more like a sloped building or something. It’s not new, either: I recently picked up a copy of Madden NFL 11 and it was on the field then, too.

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**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-weird-logo-on-the-patriots-sidelines-at-gilette-stadium/808804/2 "2018-02-14T02:21:13Z")

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It’s the [Gillette stadium logo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillette_Stadium#/media/File:Gillettestadiumlogo.png). It’s a stylized drawing of the [lighthouse and bridge](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e7/f4/98/e7f498391440373681c50b20da93377a.jpg) on one end of the stadium.

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**Author:** ![Intense\_Porpoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e274bd/32.png) [@Intense\_Porpoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intense_Porpoise)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-weird-logo-on-the-patriots-sidelines-at-gilette-stadium/808804/3 "2018-02-14T02:24:44Z")

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This one? [https://postimg.org/image/xrkoq8rcj/](https://postimg.org/image/xrkoq8rcj/)

It’s basically the Gillette Stadium logo (there’s a bridge connecting sections of the stadium that I suppose is meant to be iconic or at least unique to the stadium). Further reading shows there’s a lighthouse, which I’ve never noticed before.

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-weird-logo-on-the-patriots-sidelines-at-gilette-stadium/808804/4 "2018-02-14T02:28:42Z")

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Yeah, that’s it. Neat! Thanks for the quick response.

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**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-weird-logo-on-the-patriots-sidelines-at-gilette-stadium/808804/5 "2018-02-14T20:33:15Z")

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If that lighthouse helps you barely avoid the stadium, does that mean you’ve just had a close shave?